Sadie
Raven and I sat side by side in the large conference room. Last night, before Alec left my room after kissing Aspen goodnight, he had reminded me of today’s meeting. Something that I had completely forgotten
The room was quiet, thick with silence and tension that sat heavy on everyone’s shoulders. We’d been here for ten minutes already, just waiting.
I leaned back in the stiff chair and glanced around the table.
Jason looked like he hadn’t slept in two days, which was probably true. His eyes were shadowed, his jaw tight, and even his posture was beginning to slump with the weight of exhaustion. Micah sat beside him, silent, arms crossed, staring at the table like he was mentally running through every scenario he’d already played out a hundred times.
And Raven… Raven was unreadab
